April Snow Showers Bring May Flowers?

It snowed twice in Ithaca in April. We've had a few warm days, but it's really been a chilly start to spring. Despite this, we've been able to do some fun things this month. We went to the annual open house at the Cornell Vet School. Carter was in heaven.  There was a petting zoo, a teddy bear hospital, a golden retriever rescue, and a raptor demonstration. Carter saw the eagle sitting on it's perch in the courtyard and started running at it, full speed. I was barely able to catch him before he tried to pet it. Jeremy said that the audience almost got to witness a live feeding demo, haha.

They also had face painting. Carter was really excited about it and we waited in line for about a half an hour. When we got to the front of the line, Carter told the lady that he wanted to be a kitty, and then broke down in tears as soon a he figured out that she was actually going to paint on his face. Maybe next year. I also helped with a baby shower this month. We had it at our house. The theme was, "Sprinkled with Love."

I think everything turned out really cute. I do love a good theme. Jeremy's dad came for a short visit at the end of April. He brought a few Thomas the Train toys for Carter. I think that really is the quickest way to Carter's heart (maybe he is like me, gifts are his "language of love...")

Right after Carter got his presents, I was changing his diaper, and he told me, "Mama, I love Pops." Besides playing with trains, we were able to go to the rare manuscripts library at Cornell and look at Jeremy's grandpa's school records.

They were able to find some great pictures, military records, and a few other things. We also went out to some fun places to eat and went on a short hike to Lucifer falls.

The bjorn and Logan's outfit totally reminded me of our trip to England with Carter.

 We are really glad Jeremy's dad was able to come for a visit. It was really fun for Logan to get to meet his Pops!

Spring Break

In March, it started to warm up just a little bit. On the first day that it was sunny and above 30 degrees, we all went outside, frolicked, and talked about how warm it was.  

At the end of March, Jeremy had a week off for spring break. We decided to rent a beach house in Cape May with our friends, the Currans and the Strykers. It definitely wasn’t swimming weather, but it was a heck of a lot better than Ithaca! We flew kites, built sandcastles, and just soaked up the sun on the beach.

One of the best kept secrets of Cape May is their little zoo. It is free to the public and they actually have some pretty awesome animals. They have a snow leopard, a lion, giraffes, otters, and a bunch more. . It was such a fun, relaxing day.

Later that same day, we did an Easter Egg hunt on the beach for the boys. They were all so excited, we had a hard time getting them to stand still to take a picture before we let them start.

Carter loved it. I say this all the time, but holidays really are so much more fun with kids! On our last day in Cape May, we went on a bike ride to the lighthouse. We rigged up the Strykers' bike trailer so Logan could come. I was in the back of the line, and it made me laugh seeing everyone up ahead of me, with a child attached to the back of each bike.

The bike ride was fun, but it was super windy that day, so that made it a little bit cold for the kiddos. Going on the bike ride made me remember back to our first trip to Cape May,when I was pregnant with Carter. We went on that same bike ride. So much has changed since then! 

I've decided that renting houses is a pretty great way to vacation. Its usually cheaper than a hotel, it's fun cooking together, and you get to hang out at night after putting kids to bed. Here is a picture of the whole crew.

On our way back we were able to stop in Pottstown to visit our friends, the Meads, and spend Easter with them. It was really great to be able to catch up with them and eat Anastasia's yummy food. Happy Easter everyone!